Literary History II (1300-1600)

Code:

MEAL032

Acronym:

HLIT2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German Literature

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in German Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEAL	17	Study Plan in German Studies	1	-	6	55	162

Teaching language

Alemão

Objectives

Historical representation of the history of German Literature in the Middle Ages from 1300 until the 17th century

Program

After an exemplary description of works, genres and forms, the following aspects will be the subject of analysis:
a) Understanding literary history not only as a chronology of texts, but also as the history of transmitted texts which were composed in specific literary-historical contexts and with certain intentions, but which lived in different variants an d which were understood from changing perspectives.
b) Identification of the poetical and rhetorical bases of medieval literature, the historical / cultural preconditions and possibilities of the different media.
c) Perception of literature's different functions in respective social and cultural contexts.
d) Acknowledgement of the productive transfer mechanisms between different co-existing literatures within the pre-national context.
e) Questioning the validity of the traditional designations of periods and epochs.

Mandatory literature

Bein, Thomas; Germanistische Mediävistik. Eine Einführung. , Berlin, 1998
Bumke, Joachim / Cramer, Thomas / Kartschoke, Dieter; Geschichte der deutschen Literatur im Mittelalter. 3 Bde. , München, 1990
Wehrli, Max; Literatur im deutschen Mittelalter. Eine poetologische Einführung., Stuttgart , 1985

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminar

Software

História Literatura Alemã

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
Preparation of essay	Trabalho escrito	30,00		2012-01-31
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Preparation of the material	Estudo autónomo	102	2012-01-31
	Total:	102,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in class: 75%

Calculation formula of final grade

Essay: 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with legal requirements

Classification improvement

In accordance with legal requirements